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========================================================= Sponsored by Proofpoint Free Report: Outbound Email Security and Content Compliance Everyone is familiar with inbound e-mail threats such as spam and viruses, but little attention has been paid to the risks posed by outbound email. Learn how IT execs are meeting HIPAA and other challenges in this free report from Proofpoint and Forrester Consulting http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1128-16-30-98670-127723-1 ========================================================= September 22, 2004 ========================================================= In This Edition ========================================================= 1. News: Renaissance Health Poses New Model for Physician Practice IT 2. News: Survey Finds Pay Rising in Health IT 3. News: Report: Consistent IT Can Bridge Gaps in Health Care 4. News: Web-based "Microscope" Lets Doctors Examine Biopsies Sooner 5. News: IBM Touts Grid Wins 6. News: PeopleSoft Upgrades HR Suite With 250 Enhancements Visit the Health Care Industry Center: http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1128-16-30-98670-127726-1 ========================================================= Health Care Industry Center Update ========================================================= 1. News: Renaissance Health Poses New Model for Physician Practice IT A small physician practice, Renaissance Health, is building an innovative approach to patients and technology and it is using Greenway Medical Technologies, a small IT company funded by doctors, to help accomplish its aims. Get the details on this new model here. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1128-16-30-98670-127729-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2. News: Survey Finds Pay Rising in Health IT The HIMSS survey found that three-quarters of health IT professionals got raises last year, with those at consulting firms netting the biggest paychecks. Learn more about this survey here. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1128-16-30-98670-127732-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. News: Report: Consistent IT Can Bridge Gaps in Health Care A new report from the Institute of Medicine blames much of the health care system's inadequacies on fragmentation and says IT can play a key role in creating a more integrated, patient-centric approach. But the IT infrastructure is fragmented itself, stymieing efforts to improve patient care. Read the report. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1128-16-30-98670-127735-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4. News: Web-based "Microscope" Lets Doctors Examine Biopsies Sooner A Web-based cell imaging system means pathologists at 50 test sites can examine patient samples for breast cancer days before glass microscope slides arrive by mail. Find out more about this "virtual microscope." http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1128-16-30-98670-127738-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5. News: IBM Touts Grid Wins A series of IBM grid computing, already popular in research applications, wins illustrates how the concept is gaining acceptance in the commercial space, according to IBM officials. Take a closer look here. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1128-16-30-98670-127741-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6. News: PeopleSoft Upgrades HR Suite With 250 Enhancements This latest 8.9 release of the company's Enterprise Suite-- named after PeopleSoft acquired J.D. Edwards & Co. last summer--is focused primarily on work force performance, driving toward helping human resource professionals be more strategic and "not be outsourced," officials said. 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